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Where does “searmon” come from?

searmon (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish sermóin, from Latin sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sermō, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

searmon (Scottish Gaelic): sermon, homily

Definitions

  1. sermon, homily

Ancestry of “searmon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsermóin—
2Latinsermō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansermō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “searmon”

  • searmonaich
  • searmonaiche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →